Milk-can



No. 748,805. YPATENTED JAN. 5,1904

W. J. SNOW.

MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. I903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM JASPER SNOW, OF VILONIA, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO JOHNH. DAVIS, OF VILONIA, ARKANSAS.

MILK-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters l atent No. 748,805. dated January5, 1904.

Application filed April 13. 1903.

To all whom it may concern/.-

Beit known thatLWILLIAi/i J ASPER Snow, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vilonia, in the county of Faulkner and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmilk-cans.

The object of the invention is to provide a can or receptacle with aself-closing cover or closure which will prevent the loss of thecontents should the can be overturned and which will prevent all dirtandforeign matter from entering the can or vessel.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which issimple in construction, durable in use, efificient in operation, andcomparatively inexpensive of production.

With these and other objects in view the inveution consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my improvedmilking-can. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the upperportion of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal section through thevalve.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes thecan or receptacle, which is provided with the handles 2 and the openscrew-threaded upper end 3.

4 denotes a cap or cover, the upper conical portion or inlet-funnel 5 ofwhich is connected by the neck 6 t0 the lower conical portion 7, thelower end of which is threaded to engage with and close the open upperthreaded end 3 of the can.

In the neck 6 Iprovidea slide-valve 8, consisting of the two parallelspaced horizontal plates or disks 9, provided with the registering portsor openings 10 and the slide or valve 11, which operates between saiddisks and Serial No. 152,427. (No model.)

which is adapted to be guided by same to close said ports and out 01fcommunication between the inlet-funnel 5 and the interior of the can.Said slide-valve ll has one end projecting through the neck andpivotally connected at 12 to the upper end of an operating-lever 13,which is pivoted at 14 to a bracket 15, secured to the cover. A flatspring 16, or, if preferred, a coil-spring, is secured upon the coverand forces the lower end of the lever 13, which is formed with a thumbor finger piece 17, upwardly to hold the slide-valve in its closedposition as shown in Fig. 2.

. It will be seen that by simply depressing the lower end orfinger-piece 17 of the lever 13 the slide-valve 11 will be movedoutwardly to open communication between the ports 10 in the disks, andthereby permit the can to be filled or the contents of the samedischarged. The parts may be readily taken apart for cleaning andrepairs. The cover or cap can be removed by unscrewing it from the can1, and by removing the pivot 12 the slide valve may be easily removedand cleaned. The can is particularly adapted for milking purposes, sincethe closure will keep all dirt and foreign matter from the interior ofthe can, and should the same be kicked or overturned it will beimpossible for the contents to be spilled.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

' Variouschanges in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the ad vantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A valved closure comprising a funnel, a connecting-neck, an attachingportion, apertured plates extending across the neck, a slide-valveoperating for a can or receptacle,

between said plates and projecting beyond In testimony whereof I havehereunto set one side of the neck, a lever to operate said my hand inpresence of two subscribing witvalve, pivoted on the attaching portionof nesses.

the closure and detachably connected with WILLIAM JASPER SNOW. theslide-valve, and a spring bearing between Witnesses:

the lever and the attaching portion of the T. S. MULLENAX,

closure, substantially as described. 1 J. H. DAVIS.

